Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Best Announces Rating Actions on NZ’s ‘Old’ & ‘New’ AMI Insurance
Apr 5 2012 // A.M. Best Co. announced rating actions on both New Zealand’s AMI Insurance Limited, or the old AMI, and AMI Insurance (Operations) Limited, or the new AMI, following a substantial restructuring of the company in the...
CEA and Red Cross Combine Forces to Raise Awareness
Apr 4 2012 // In what those involved say may bring about many more such pairings, the California Earthquake Authority and the American Red Cross have joined forces to try to boost preparedness and recovery when California’s next...
Virginia Officials Urge Earthquake Insurance Check
Mar 31 2012 // State officials are reminding homeowners to review their insurance policies to see if they have earthquake insurance ahead of a new law that will require better disclosure if policies exclude such coverage. The State...
$370 Billion Econ. Losses for 2011; $116 Billion Insured, Says Swiss Re
Mar 28 2012 // Although everyone is more or less aware that 2011 was a very bad year for losses from natural catastrophes, the figures compiled by Swiss Re evince just how bad they actually were. In its latest sigma study the reinsurer...
It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, Now Go Sell a Policy
Mar 27 2012 // It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, and that means states that border the Pacific Ocean may be hearing more buzz about the rare but deadly act of nature that poses catastrophic risks to coastal regions. If you’re...
AIR Analyzes Chile Quake: No Tsunami; Minimal Damages Reported
Mar 27 2012 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide’s report on the earthquake that struck central Chile on Sunday night concludes that, although the quake was a strong tremor – magnitude 7.1 – minimal damages are expected,...
AIR Assessing Damage Picture from Mexico’s Earthquake
Mar 21 2012 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a bulletin analyzing the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck southwestern Mexico yesterday. Dr. Tao Lai, Principal Engineer at AIR Worldwide, explained that the...
Magnitude-3.1 Earthquake Off Oregon Coast
Mar 13 2012 // Seismologists say they’ve detected a magnitude-3.1 earthquake off the Oregon coast. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake occurred at 4:37 a.m. with an epicenter 27 miles west of Newport. There were no...
Japan Marks One Year Since Earthquake – Tsunami Disaster
Mar 12 2012 // People across Japan prayed and stood in silence on Sunday to remember the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation one year ago, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world’s worst nuclear...
California Earthquake Authority Kicks Off Second Marketing Program for Agents
Mar 5 2012 // The business of selling earthquake insurance to homeowners may have just gotten a bit easier. The California Earthquake Authority has launched its annual “Marketing Value Program,” in which the quasi-private...
4.0 Earthquake in Missouri Shakes 9 States
Mar 5 2012 // Just days after the 200th anniversary of a series of massive earthquakes in southeast Missouri, residents woke up on Feb. 21, 2012, to a rumbling reminder that they live in one of the continent’s most active seismic...
California Commissioner Jones Announces Settlement for Earthquake Policyholders
Feb 28 2012 // The California Department of Insurance has settled a noncompliance action against GeoVera Insurance Co. following a 2010 investigation into consumer complaints concerning GeoVera’s underwriting practices. GeoVera...
Light Earthquake Felt in Alaska Communities
Feb 28 2012 // Seismologists say a light earthquake struck Alaska’s east-central region and was felt in several communities. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the 4.3 magnitude quake occurred at 2:42 p.m. Sunday about 8...
Oklahoma Panel Rejects Earthquake Insurance Notification Bill
Feb 27 2012 // An Oklahoma state representative said he is disappointed that a legislative panel rejected a bill aimed at informing consumers about earthquake insurance. Oklahoma State Rep. Mike Shelton said the House Insurance Committee...
4.0 Earthquake in Missouri Shakes 9 States
Feb 23 2012 // Just days after the 200th anniversary of a series of massive earthquakes in southeast Missouri, residents woke up on Feb. 21 to a rumbling reminder that they live in one of the continent’s most active seismic...
California Earthquake Authority Kicks off Second Marketing Program for Agents
Feb 21 2012 // The business of selling earthquake insurance to homeowners may have just gotten a bit easier. The California Earthquake Authority has launched its annual “Marketing Value Program,” in which the quasi-private...
Earthquake Simulator to Be Built at University of Alabama
Feb 21 2012 // There aren’t very many rooms in the world that can successfully reproduce the devastating effects of an earthquake. But come May 1, a laboratory on the University of Alabama campus may be able to do just that. Work...
Utah Offers New Earthquake Hazard Maps
Feb 20 2012 // Utah is selling new maps that show the shaking intensity of earthquakes for the west half of Salt Lake County. The set of 10 maps also spotlights the risks of landslides, rock falls, floods, radon gas and other hazards in...
AIR Analyzes Increased Japan Risk after Tohoku-Oki Earthquake
Feb 17 2012 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has released a new report – “Understanding Earthquake Risk in Japan Following the Tohoku-Oki Earthquake of March 11, 2011.” The report stresses that the “M9.0...
California Earthquake Authority to Pay Back Wages
Feb 16 2012 // The California Earthquake Authority, the state’s quasi-private earthquake insurer, is planning to pay furlough back wages to current and former agency employees who lost salary to the policy, the Sacramento Bee is...
